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About
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Theatrical
Dec 19, 2008
Digital
Jan 1, 2013
Box Office
$87.0M
Budget
$60.0M
Return
1.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 7, 2009
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Music
Studio
Larger Than Life Productions
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Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Broderick
Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Roscuro (voice)
E
Emma Watson
Princess Pea (voice)
T
Tracey Ullman
Miggery Sow (voice)
K
Kevin Kline
Chef Andre (voice)
S
Sigourney Weaver
The Narrator (voice)
W
William H. Macy
Lester (voice)
S
Stanley Tucci
Boldo (voice)
C
Ciarán Hinds
Botticelli (voice)
R
Robbie Coltrane
Gregory (voice)
T
Tony Hale
Furlough (voice)
F
Frances Conroy
Antoinette (voice)
F
Frank Langella
Mayor (voice)
R
Richard Jenkins
Principal (voice)
C
Christopher Lloyd
Hovis (voice)
C
Charles Shaughnessy
Pietro (voice)
P
Patricia Cullen
Queen (voice)
M
McNally Sagal
Teacher (voice)
S
Sam Fell
Ned / Smudge (voice)
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Quotes
See all →A Brother's Perspective on Courage and Loyalty
Voice cast
] as Furlough Tilling, Despereaux's brother
[[w:Tony Hale|Tony Hale]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Mother's Reflection on Love and Courage
Voice cast
] as Antoinette Tilling, Despereaux's mother
[[w:Frances Conroy|Frances Conroy]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
